]]>http://1037theloon.com/jer-bulsara-freddie-mercury-mother-dies/feed/0FacebookToday in Music News 9.15.16http://1037theloon.com/today-in-music-news-9-15-16/
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]]>http://1037theloon.com/today-in-music-news-9-15-16/feed/0Freddie Mercury and Rod Stewart Could Have Had David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' Rolehttp://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-rod-stewart-labyrinth/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-rod-stewart-labyrinth/#commentsThu, 15 Sep 2016 13:50:59 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=299377Continue reading…]]>Hardcore fans of Jim Henson's cult classic Labyrinth have long been well aware that David Bowie wasn't the first choice to play the film's antagonist, the Goblin King.

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]]>http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-mr-bad-guy/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesZanzibar Relies on Freddie Mercury Tourism, While Condemning His Lifestylehttp://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-zanzibar-tourism/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-zanzibar-tourism/#commentsThu, 07 Aug 2014 20:20:53 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=197198Continue reading…]]>Zanzibar has built a cottage industry out of the late Freddie Mercury, in direct contrast to its stance against homosexuality.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/watch-sebastian-bach-be-transformed-into-queens-freddie-mercury/feed/0Brian May Looks Back on Freddie Mercury's Final Days: 'He Was Completely Focused'http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-last-days/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-last-days/#commentsFri, 11 Apr 2014 21:01:21 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=180032Continue reading…]]>Brian May remembers what those final recording sessions with Freddie Mercury were like.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-last-days/feed/0Hollywood RecordsFreddie Mercury Biopic Loses Current Director, May Be Cursedhttp://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-loses-dexter-fletcher/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-loses-dexter-fletcher/#commentsThu, 13 Mar 2014 22:48:08 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=174652Continue reading…]]>Sacha Baron Cohen was attached to the Freddie Mercury biopic for many years, but once the project started moving forward Cohen left, and the film seemed like it might die. But then Ben Whishaw joined and actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher was hired to helm the project. Now Fletcher has left the film, citing "creative differences," which makes us wonder if this project is cursed.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-loses-dexter-fletcher/feed/0Getty ImagesQueen's Brian May Looked to Freddie Mercury For Inspiration During Health Scarehttp://1037theloon.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/
http://1037theloon.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/#commentsThu, 20 Feb 2014 10:05:54 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=173021Continue reading…]]>Brian May says he's often thought of the way Freddie Mercury handled his final illness when dealing with the aftermath of the Queen guitarist's own health scare. Mercury died in 1991 from complications relating to the AIDS virus.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/feed/0Ethan Miller, Getty ImagesDuets Between Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson Might Get Releasedhttp://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/#commentsSun, 01 Dec 2013 18:01:12 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=162133Continue reading…]]>In 1983, Freddie Mercury recorded some tracks with Michael Jackson that have remained in Queen's vault. Now, drummer Roger Taylor tells us that he and Brian May have completed them, and the songs will see the light of day, pending approval from Jackson's estate.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/feed/0Hulton Archives / George Rose, Getty ImagesNew Museum to Let Visitors to Jam With Freddie Mercury via Hologramhttp://1037theloon.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/
http://1037theloon.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/#commentsSun, 20 Oct 2013 09:14:54 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=156289Continue reading…]]>At some point, everybody has expressed a desire to go back in time and rock out with their favorite musicians. Now, a new museum is on the way to making that dream a reality, at least in one sense of the word.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesDominic Cooper Circling Lead in Freddie Mercury Biopichttp://1037theloon.com/dominic-cooper-freddie-mercury-biopic/
http://1037theloon.com/dominic-cooper-freddie-mercury-biopic/#commentsWed, 02 Oct 2013 20:26:23 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=143240Continue reading…]]>Earlier this summer, Sacha Baron Cohen dropped out of the long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic due to disagreements with the remaining Queen band members over the content and tone of the film, but now it looks like his replacement may have been found. 'Captain America' star Dominic Cooper is rumored as the latest actor looking to step into Mercury's unitard.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/dominic-cooper-freddie-mercury-biopic/feed/0Getty ImagesQueen's Roger Taylor: Sacha Baron Cohen Would Have Made Mercury Biopic 'A Joke'http://1037theloon.com/queen-mercury-biopic-joke/
http://1037theloon.com/queen-mercury-biopic-joke/#commentsSun, 29 Sep 2013 17:45:22 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=153473Continue reading…]]>Sacha Baron Cohen cited "creative differences" when he departed the developing Freddie Mercury biopic earlier this year, and reports at the time suggested that Mercury's surviving bandmates in Queen were looking to produce a sanitized version of the flamboyant frontman's life story. But according to drummer Roger Taylor, that isn't entirely accurate.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/queen-mercury-biopic-joke/feed/0Larry Busacca / Fox Photos / Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury Biopic Likely Dead, Thanks to Sacha Baron Cohenhttp://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/
http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/#commentsWed, 04 Sep 2013 08:25:11 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=136346Continue reading…]]>The Freddie Mercury biopic is one of those recent projects trapped in development hell. Though funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen of 'Borat' fame was attached to the lead role for some time, he has since dropped out, leaving the project to its likely demise, according to the film's writer.

]]>http://1037theloon.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/feed/0Getty ImagesAngry Birds Celebrates Freddie Mercury with Queen-Themed Tournamenthttp://1037theloon.com/angry-birds-freddie-mercury/
http://1037theloon.com/angry-birds-freddie-mercury/#commentsWed, 04 Sep 2013 02:36:22 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=149686Continue reading…]]>Last year, Rovio paid tribute to Freddie Mercury by creating a video featuring one of their Angry Birds characters as the Queen frontman as part of the annual "Freddie for a Day" celebration. Now, they have taken their love for him one step further and integrated him into this week's installment of Angry Birds Friends.